What the Hell Is Tesla Going to Reveal Now?

Elon Musk promises to reveal the Tesla D and "something else."

Telsa Motors has a couple of surprises in store for us next Thursday, Oct. 9. Founder Elon Musk tweeted yesterday that Tesla was about ready to unveil the D, whatever that might be, and "something else."

If you're a Tesla follower, you might be saying to yourself, "That's great, but they haven't even made the X yet." Indeed. But the fact that the company has still yet to deliver a production model of the Model X electric SUV did not stop Musk earlier this year from announcing the Model III, Tesla's more budget-minded car intended as a BMW 3-Series-fighter.

Tesla's stable as we know it right now includes the big and luxurious Model S sedan, plus the announced Model X crossover and Model III compact. So what the hell is the D going to be? Musk has promised to build a Tesla truck in the next five years, though it might be a little early for that. And it's probably not the official reveal of the III, since Musk was pretty set on that name. (He picked it after being barred from using the "Model E" moniker, which would have given Tesla S, E, and X. Nice, Elon.)